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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87491

This laboratory test detects the genetic material of the bacteria that causes chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection, using a highly sensitive DNA-based method. It can be performed on a urine sample or a swab, depending on how it is collected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Molecular Test cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $141 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$26.30 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$79.43 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $42 to $309Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $95
$20$50$100$200facility $141professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$147.91

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$41.69

WV $102VT $31.62

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.